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Offline JT

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Re: Pics of recent brews?
« Reply #3060 on: March 03, 2018, 04:54:19 am »
Pils is lagering, I'll keg it in a couple of weeks.  But I'm confident enough I brewed another yesterday with the same 153°F/170°F program.  Once again, excellent yield, same iodine test result.  I think I gave both a couple extra minutes at 170, and this time I didn't even keep the sparge temp up to 170 and everything looks good.   I'll report back here when I tap it!
Hey JT,  finally drinking that first simplified Pils,  and as I expected (from observing this and two subsequent in the pipeline) no ill effects, maybe confirming (not enough data points yet) the advantages I hypothesized. I'm sticking with the single conversion rest-mash off program, and moving my attention to other areas to tweak my process. You?
I definitely like the Kölsch just fine.  With or without the hochkurz and with or without the carahell.  It's no problem for me to run a hochkurz, but not sure it's adding anything that I can detect (without performing a triangle test or even side by side).  I might try a shortened hochkurz next brew day.  Or I may just go single infusion. 
It has moved me away from long mash times.  Don't see the need. 

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I may be leaning back toward a shortened Hochkurz (146°, 160°, 170°F) in some cases. (I rarely did the full deal, but, full disclosure, I have probably tried every mash program possible with every rest possible from 95°F on up at some point. And thought they were a good idea at some point!) No need to go overboard as you say, but I see one possible advantage: tighter control of fermentability.  Which will only really matter on certain styles, but for Pils or Kölsch it might be a consideration. (There may also be a tiny increase in conversion efficiency over the single compromise rest, but that I can't really say yet and it's not going to be the decider on its own.)
Are you talking about time or number of rests for shortened hochkurz?  I haven't done much more than you are describing for hochkurz (May occasionally adding a 150 rest). The drag for me with hochkurz is the time - 30 min maltose, 30 min dextrinization, 10 minute mashout, plus all the ramp times in between.  But I still find myself "needing" to do it. 
I iodine tested my wort after the maltose rest this last time.  It was negative...

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Re: Pics of recent brews?
« Reply #3061 on: March 03, 2018, 06:08:44 am »
I mean number of rests, some brewers do multiple betas plus an intermediate 150...not needed.  A single conversion rest and mash off may take just as long as all the rests and ramps of 146-160-170 combined to complete conversion (IME), but takes less monitoring and effort, maybe just bump the temp once along the way! I really don't mind either way, but don't like unnecessarily complicating things. Life does that for me.
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Re: Pics of recent brews?
« Reply #3062 on: March 03, 2018, 11:03:01 am »
I mean number of rests, some brewers do multiple betas plus an intermediate 150...not needed.  A single conversion rest and mash off may take just as long as all the rests and ramps of 146-160-170 combined to complete conversion (IME), but takes less monitoring and effort, maybe just bump the temp once along the way! I really don't mind either way, but don't like unnecessarily complicating things. Life does that for me.
With reduced boil off I was able to try no sparge for my Helles as I needed less water, but I quickly found that the ramp times took much longer.  I'm thinking about getting a flowmeter for consistency.  Blichmann has one with an alarm, not really needed.  Not a lot out there that I've found. 

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« Reply #3063 on: March 17, 2018, 01:09:32 pm »
Happy St Patrick’s Day.   It was a great day on the Big Deck: Nat’l Corn Dog Day, tapped my Stout, grilled lamb for St Patrick’s Day, and brewed my Cinco de Mayo Vienna Lager. Cheers!




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Re: Pics of recent brews?
« Reply #3064 on: March 17, 2018, 07:39:01 pm »
It's not green this time, must be the Tettnang. ;)
Exactly!

LOL. Great looking pint!


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Re: Pics of recent brews?
« Reply #3065 on: March 17, 2018, 10:17:06 pm »
Happy St Patrick’s Day.   It was a great day on the Big Deck: Nat’l Corn Dog Day, tapped my Stout, grilled lamb for St Patrick’s Day, and brewed my Cinco de Mayo Vienna Lager. Cheers!




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Stout looks good. Did you eat a corn dog?

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« Reply #3066 on: March 18, 2018, 05:36:40 am »
Happy St Patrick’s Day.   It was a great day on the Big Deck: Nat’l Corn Dog Day, tapped my Stout, grilled lamb for St Patrick’s Day, and brewed my Cinco de Mayo Vienna Lager. Cheers!




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Stout looks good. Did you eat a corn dog?

I ate 4for lunch ...with English Mustard (HOT!)


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« Reply #3067 on: March 23, 2018, 07:23:23 pm »


This is Chinook Blonde-NoLoDo. It’s actually quite clear though you can’t tell from the photo.

1050 OG. 3 gallon batch.
95/5 2-Row Pale/Caramel 10
26 IBU Chinook First Wort Hop
1 IBU Chinook @ 1 minute
0.4 oz Chinook steeped @ 180F for 20 minutes

The NoLoDo in the name reflects that I used no low oxygen methods in the mash. I did do my best to minimize oxygen on the cold side.

This is one of my favorite recipes. I brew it a lot.

Chinook Blonde-NoLoDo is excellent. Is Chinook Blonde with low oxygen mash better? Maybe. Maybe slightly maltier, but, without a side by side, I am having trouble deciding.
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Re: Pics of recent brews?
« Reply #3068 on: March 24, 2018, 05:07:17 pm »


This is Chinook Blonde-NoLoDo. It’s actually quite clear though you can’t tell from the photo.

1050 OG. 3 gallon batch.
95/5 2-Row Pale/Caramel 10
26 IBU Chinook First Wort Hop
1 IBU Chinook @ 1 minute
0.4 oz Chinook steeped @ 180F for 20 minutes

The NoLoDo in the name reflects that I used no low oxygen methods in the mash. I did do my best to minimize oxygen on the cold side.

This is one of my favorite recipes. I brew it a lot.

Chinook Blonde-NoLoDo is excellent. Is Chinook Blonde with low oxygen mash better? Maybe. Maybe slightly maltier, but, without a side by side, I am having trouble deciding.

Looks like a tasty dram. I may scale that recipe up for a Summer Ale.


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Re: Pics of recent brews?
« Reply #3069 on: March 24, 2018, 05:22:36 pm »


This is Chinook Blonde-NoLoDo. It’s actually quite clear though you can’t tell from the photo.

1050 OG. 3 gallon batch.
95/5 2-Row Pale/Caramel 10
26 IBU Chinook First Wort Hop
1 IBU Chinook @ 1 minute
0.4 oz Chinook steeped @ 180F for 20 minutes

The NoLoDo in the name reflects that I used no low oxygen methods in the mash. I did do my best to minimize oxygen on the cold side.

This is one of my favorite recipes. I brew it a lot.

Chinook Blonde-NoLoDo is excellent. Is Chinook Blonde with low oxygen mash better? Maybe. Maybe slightly maltier, but, without a side by side, I am having trouble deciding.

Looks like a tasty dram. I may scale that recipe up for a Summer Ale.


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It’s definitely quaffable. I like it after a run.

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Re: Pics of recent brews?
« Reply #3070 on: March 29, 2018, 08:22:46 pm »
Dry Irish Stout following Jen Talley's recipe from her Session Beers book

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Re: Pics of recent brews?
« Reply #3071 on: March 30, 2018, 05:09:43 pm »


This is Chinook Blonde-NoLoDo. It’s actually quite clear though you can’t tell from the photo.

1050 OG. 3 gallon batch.
95/5 2-Row Pale/Caramel 10
26 IBU Chinook First Wort Hop
1 IBU Chinook @ 1 minute
0.4 oz Chinook steeped @ 180F for 20 minutes

The NoLoDo in the name reflects that I used no low oxygen methods in the mash. I did do my best to minimize oxygen on the cold side.

This is one of my favorite recipes. I brew it a lot.

Chinook Blonde-NoLoDo is excellent. Is Chinook Blonde with low oxygen mash better? Maybe. Maybe slightly maltier, but, without a side by side, I am having trouble deciding.

Looks like a tasty dram. I may scale that recipe up for a Summer Ale.


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It’s definitely quaffable. I like it after a run.

Looks like I’ll use Crisp 15 instead of the C10 called for — close as I can get with on hand stock. I usually shoot for 152*F and hit it within +/- a degree or two. I believe I’ll buy the Pale malt  and yeast local if WYWB has it. I may go with Nottingham to get a quick turn on this beer. I am thinking about buying whole hops instead of using pellets. I’ve never used them before.


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Re: Pics of recent brews?
« Reply #3072 on: March 30, 2018, 05:11:51 pm »


This is Chinook Blonde-NoLoDo. It’s actually quite clear though you can’t tell from the photo.

1050 OG. 3 gallon batch.
95/5 2-Row Pale/Caramel 10
26 IBU Chinook First Wort Hop
1 IBU Chinook @ 1 minute
0.4 oz Chinook steeped @ 180F for 20 minutes

The NoLoDo in the name reflects that I used no low oxygen methods in the mash. I did do my best to minimize oxygen on the cold side.

This is one of my favorite recipes. I brew it a lot.

Chinook Blonde-NoLoDo is excellent. Is Chinook Blonde with low oxygen mash better? Maybe. Maybe slightly maltier, but, without a side by side, I am having trouble deciding.

Looks like a tasty dram. I may scale that recipe up for a Summer Ale.


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It’s definitely quaffable. I like it after a run.

Looks like I’ll use Crisp 15 instead of the C10 called for — close as I can get with on hand stock. I usually shoot for 152*F and hit it within +/- a degree or two. I believe I’ll buy the Pale malt  and yeast local if WYWB has it. I may go with Nottingham to get a quick turn on this beer. I am thinking about buying whole hops instead of using pellets. I’ve never used them before.


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Sounds good. I hope you like it. If you don’t, I’ll blame the Notty or C15 ;)

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Re: Pics of recent brews?
« Reply #3073 on: April 04, 2018, 09:13:23 am »
Did a taste test of a pale ale I bottled for NHC, seems like I'm getting my bottling process down!


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Re: Pics of recent brews?
« Reply #3074 on: April 05, 2018, 05:07:10 pm »
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